diff --git a/ems-core/src/main/java/it/integry/ems/entity_development/EntityDevelopmentService.java b/ems-core/src/main/java/it/integry/ems/entity_development/EntityDevelopmentService.java
index 13156d787f..0c13e0175a 100644
--- a/ems-core/src/main/java/it/integry/ems/entity_development/EntityDevelopmentService.java
+++ b/ems-core/src/main/java/it/integry/ems/entity_development/EntityDevelopmentService.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class EntityDevelopmentService {
         javaClassCompilation.setPackageDeclaration("it.integry.ems_model.entity");
         javaClassCompilation.addImport(LogManager.class);
         javaClassCompilation.addImport(List.class);
+        javaClassCompilation.addImport(ArrayList.class);
 
         String javaClassName = UtilityString.sqlToCamelCase(databaseTable.getTableName());
         javaClassName = javaClassName.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + javaClassName.substring(1);
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ public class EntityDevelopmentService {
 
                 //final InitializerDeclaration initializerDeclaration = new InitializerDeclaration(false, new BlockStmt().addStatement("new ArrayList<>()"));
 
-                fieldDeclaration.setVariable(0, new VariableDeclarator(fieldDeclaration.getElementType(), variableName));
+                fieldDeclaration.setVariable(0, new VariableDeclarator(fieldDeclaration.getElementType(), variableName, new MethodCallExpr("new ArrayList<>")));
                 entityFields.add(fieldDeclaration);
 
                 fieldDeclaration.addAnnotation(EntityChild.class);